ECABL Game Summaries

Orioles come back for win, top Dodgers, 7-6

Bryan Farquhar walked and scored on a ground ball to give the Orioles a lead and eventual win as the Orioles topped the Dodgers, 7-6, Tuesday at West Craven Park.

HIGHLIGHTS

Key to the win: The Orioles scored five runs in the fifth inning on one hit, three errors, two walks and a batter hit by a pitch.

Winning Pitcher: JP Whitford

Losing Pitcher: Gabe Brown

Game MVPs: Kevin Johnson went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Bryan Farquhar went 1-for-3 with two runs scored. JP Whitford went 1-for-3 with two runs scored. He also pitched six innings, giving up eight hits and six runs. He struck out six and walked three. Lewis Skerry went 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Johnny Brown went 1-for-4.

Notable Effort: Alex Ventura went 1-for-2 with a solo home run. Jimmie Lee went 2-for-3 with a run scored. He also pitched 4 2/3 innings, givingg up five hits and one earned run. He struck out six and walked four. Gabe Brown went 1-for-2 with a run scored. Roland Fielder went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored.

Miscellaneous Notes: The Orioles are now 2-1. The Dodgers fall to 1-2 on the season. The game ended after six innings because of the time limit. However, the time limit had not been reach -- so, basically, it ended due to stupidity.

Orioles build early lead, survive comeback attempt
to beat Padres, 14-9

Bryan Farquhar, Geoff McLawhorn and Josh Gibson each drove in two runs, and the Orioles took advantage of 11 walks to beat the Padres, 14-9, Tuesday at West Craven Park.

HIGHLIGHTS

Key to the win: Kevin Johnson tossed 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief as the Orioles built an early lead and held on despite a six-run, late-inning comeback attempt by the Padres.

Winning Pitcher: Bryan Farquhar

Losing Pitcher: Roland Fielder

Game MVPs: Austin Zehr went 2-for3 with three runs scored. Geoff McLawhorn went 2-for-4 with two RBIs annd two runs scored. Lewis Skerry went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Josh Gibson went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored. Kevin Johnson went 1-for-2 with four runs scored.

Notable Effort: Alex Ventura went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Tomas Hernandez went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored (We may have to hear about that for a while).

Miscellaneous Notes: The Orioles are now 1-1. The Padres fall to 1-1 on the season.

Padres top Dodgers, 9-8, in back-and-forth game

Tyler Leaser's two-out double scored Alex Ventura with the go-ahead run as the Padres downed the Dodgers, 9-8, Tuesday at West Craven Park.

HIGHLIGHTS

Key to the win: In a back-and-forth game, the Padres scored last, with three runs in the top of the sixth inning to pull out the win.

Winning Pitcher: Mike Arico

Losing Pitcher: Ryan Carnwath

Game MVPs: Mike Arico went 2-for3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Roland Fielder went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Johnny Price went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. David Hackney went 2-for-4.

Notable Effort: Matt Bubnis went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Gabriel Brown went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Lewis Skerry went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.

Miscellaneous Notes: The Padres are now 1-0 on the season. The Dodgers fall to 1-1.

Brown's 2-run triple gives Dodgers walk-off win over Orioles

Gabriel Brown's two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh capped off a three-run, come-from-behind, 11-10 win for the Dodgers over the Orioles Tuesday night at West Craven Park.

HIGHLIGHTS

Key to the win: The Orioles snatched a loss from the jaws of victory with a two-our error, and the Dodgers capitalized on the mistake with Brown's two-run triple to give the Dodgers a walk-off win.

Winning Pitcher: Gabriel Brown

Losing Pitcher: Geoff "Stumpy" McLawhorn

Game MVPs: Gabriel Brown went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored. Ryan Carnwath went 4-for-5 with three runs scored. Andy Schneider and David Hackney each went 1-for-3. Alex Vizcarrondo pitched three innings, giving up five hits and six unearned runs. He struck out one and walked three.

Notable Effort: Kevin Johnson went 2-for-5 with four RBIs and one run scored. Kelby Brooks went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. "Stumpy" McLawhorn went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Nick Hoffman and Brian Edwards each went 1-for-3.

Miscellaneous Notes: This served as the fall opener because last week's game was postponed due to weather. The Dodgers are now 1-0. The Orioles are 0-1.

Postponed due to weather